Events, Appearances, Meet & Greets
2023-
-Community Bike Ride Pop-Up Event Gilroy March 4, 2023
-Robert Rivas For State Assembly 2022 (AD29) Gilroy April 27, 2023
-Day of the Child Kids Discover Art April 29, 2023
-Zoe Lofgren For Congress Politics & Pancakes Salinas May 6, 2023
-Official Bike To Work Day Energizer Station Gilroy Transit Center May 18, 2023
-Instagram LIVE with Rubén Darío Villa May 24, 2023
-Gilroy Arts Roundtable Monthly Meeting May 31, 2023
-Flamin' Hot Art Show Gallery 1202 June 16
-CAL-SOAP Alum Night Little Uvas Winery June 22, 2023
-New Ballet San Jose Nutcracker/Third Friday Art Walk July 21, 2023
-Gilroy Library Free Bike Repair July 29, 2023
-National Night Out August 1, 2023
-SCC Democratic Party Multicultural Festival August 13, 2023
-Hidden Heroes of the Greenbelt August 14, 2023
-Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas Reception August 19, 2023
-Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition Bike Summit August 24, 2023
-SV Pride Parade San Jose w/ Zoe Lofgren August 27, 2023
-South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council Labor Day BBQ September 2, 2023
-South County Democratic Club Annual BBQ September 9, 2023
-Building Trades Builders BBQ September 15, 2023
-Santa Clara County Democratic Victory Dinner September 22, 2023
-Santa Clara County DAWN Brunch September 24, 2023
-Gilroy Arts Roundtable September 27, 2023
-CARAS Tamal Fest September 30, 2023
-MANOS Chalk Fest October 7, 2023
-SV@Home Happy Housers Downtown Gilroy October 12, 2023
-Yimby Action's Homecoming Annual Gala October 13, 2023
-Meet & Greet Dave Cortese For State Senate 2024 October 14, 2023
-HAC's 21st Annual Housing Heroes Awards October 18, 2023
-Gilroy Library Bike Safety Day October 21, 2023
-Gilroy Arts Roundtable October 25, 2023
-La Ofrenda Gilroy’s Inaugural Dia de Muertos Festival and Wellness Fair October 28, 2023
-School Resource Fair November 2023
-Downtown Gilroy Holiday Parade and Festival December 2023
-Gilroy Annual Arbor Day December 2023
-Reflect & Recharge SVCE Annual Event December 2023
-Nueva Vida Community Posada December 2023
Articles
2023-
-Gilroy Gets $4.5M for Park, Trail Work Gilroy Dispatch January 2023
-Zach Hilton Goals for 2023 Gilroy Dispatch January 2023
-Project Makes It Easier to Leave the Car at Home Gilroy Dispatch January 2023
-South Bay Reentry Program Changes Lives of Formerly Incarcerated Spotlight January 2023
-Artwork at Gilroy Center for the Arts Depicts Healing, Reentry Gilroy Dispatch January 2023
-One Bay Area City Got Tougher on Guns, Did It Work? SF Chronicle January 2023
-Cleaner Air For All Gilroy Dispatch February 2023
-How Our Electricity Provider Benefits the Community Gilroy Dispatch February 2023
-Smoke Free Dining Should be Next Step Gilroy Dispatch February 2023
-State: Revisions Needed on Gilroy’s Housing Blueprint Gilroy Dispatch February 2023
-Let’s Talk About Guns and Basic Safety Precautions SJ Mercury March 2023
-Gilroy City Council Denies Electronic Billboard Plan Gilroy Dispatch March 2023
-Gilroy Denies Proposal to Build Two Digital Billboards SJ Mercury March 2023
-Green Foothills/Santa Clara County Audubon Society Billboard SJ Mercury March 2023
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2023 Gilroy Dispatch April 2023
-Housing Crisis Deepens Under Current Process Gilroy Dispatch April 2023
-Gilroy's Housing Plan Now Heads to State Gilroy Dispatch May 2023
-Bike to Wherever in May Gilroy Dispatch May 2023
-Concerns Raised Over Gilroy’s Proposed Sleeping in Public Ban Gilroy Dispatch May 2023
-Bike Person of the Year Announced Gilroy Dispatch May 2023
-Biking For A Vibrant City Gilroy Dispatch June 2023
-Gilroy Pedals to the Top in Bay Area Biking Competition Gilroy Dispatch June 2023
-Gilroy Raises the Pride Flag Gilroy Dispatch June 2023
-Gilroy Student Is Awarded Bike Person of the Year Gilroy Life June 2023
-Spoking My Mind Gilroy Dispatch July 2023
-Making Steps Towards Housing For All Gilroy Dispatch July 2023
-South County Youth Task Force Uplifts At-Risk Youth Gilroy Life July 2023
-Hilton Announces Re-Election Campaign for Gilroy City Council Gilroy Dispatch July 2023
-Zach Hilton Will Seek Re-Election to Gilroy City Council Gilroy Life July 2023
-Commission OKs Portion of Gilroy’s Annexation Proposal Gilroy Dispatch August 2023
-Don’t Expand City Limits for Single-Family Homes Gilroy Dispatch August 2023
-Now The Work Truly Begins on Housing Gilroy Dispatch August 2023
-Teaching Youth the Power of Voting Gilroy Dispatch October 2023
-La Ofrenda Festival To Be Held Oct. 28 in Downtown Gilroy Gilroy Life October 2023
-Join the Inaugural La Ofrenda Gilroy Dispatch October 2023
-Gilroy To Host Inaugural Arts & Wellness Festival Via Los Muertos SJ Mercury October 2023
-La Ofrenda Festival Presents Offering of Tradition Art & Wellness SJ Mercury October 2023
-Gilroy Fire Faces Staffing Shortages SJ Mercury November 2023
-Gilroy Fire Staffing Challenges Gilroy Dispatch November 2023
-Divided Council Rejects Extension of Station 55's Parklet Gilroy Dispatch December 2023
2022-
-Happy New Year Gilroy Dispatch January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell KION 5/46 News January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell Gilroy Dispatch January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell ABC 7 News January 2022
-Gilroy City Council Dissolves Commissions Gilroy Life January 2022
-Their Ought to be a Law Gilroy Dispatch January 2022
-Rep. Zoe Lofgren Visits Salinas Valley Gilroy Dispatch January 2022
-Student Internship Program Gilroy Dispatch January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell Mercury News January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell KPIX 5 February 2022
-Land Use Ballot Initiative Gilroy Dispatch February 2022
-The Other Side of the Trigger Gilroy Dispatch February 2022
-Go Go Dero Bike Fix It Stations Gilroy Dispatch February 2022
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2022 Gilroy Dispatch March 2022
-Planting seeds for the future: Artists unveil downtown mural Gilroy Dispatch April 2022
-Guest View- Fruits of our labor Gilroy Dispatch April 2022
-Sign On For Letter to Governor Newson on Roe Decision May 2022
-CDBG HUD Funding Gilroy Dispatch May 2022
-More Police Does Not Mean More Safety Gilroy Dispatch June 2022
-Gilroy Ice Center Non-Binding Term Sheet with San Jose Sharks KSBW 8 June 2022
-Status Quo Has Got To Go Gilroy Dispatch June 2022
-Sharks,Gilroy Agree On Ice Facility Terms Gilroy Dispatch June 2022
-City Commits to Public Noticing Gilroy Dispatch June 2022
-Providers Ready to Ramp Up Services in Wake of Ruling Gilroy Dispatch June 2022
-PitStop Outreach Receives $5K Grant Gilroy Dispatch July 2022
-Gilroy Advances Mobility Options Gilroy Dispatch July 2022
-Council Rejects Electric Building Mandate Gilroy Dispatch August 2022
-Time To Think Train Gilroy Dispatch August 2022
-Gilroy City Council Unanimously Moves to Oppose Mine at Juristac August 2022
-Council Opposes Sargent Quarry Project Gilroy Dispatch August 2022
-Council Opposes Sargent Quarry Green Foothills August 2022
-Quarry Is Too Damaging to Justify Approval Gilroy Dispatch September 2022
-Local Democratic Party Pulls Support for Tovar Gilroy Dispatch September 2022
-Filings Show Largest Donors in Gilroy Council Race Gilroy Dispatch October 2022
-Guest View: We Must Work Toward Housing Equity Gilroy Dispatch October 2022
-Gilroy City Council Race Results Gilroy Dispatch November 2022
-Smithsonian Comes to Gilroy Dolores Huerta Gilroy Dispatch November 2022
-Guest View- A Profound Discussion Gilroy Dispatch November 2022
-Tree Planting at Sunrise Park Gilroy Dispatch November 2022
-Democracy is Still Alive Gilroy Dispatch November 2022
2021-
-Local Control for Zoning and Housing Gilroy Dispatch February 2021
-Guest Column on Homelessness Gilroy Life March 2021
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2021 Gilroy Dispatch March 2021
-Guest View VTA Transit Oriented Development Gilroy Dispatch May 2021
-Council Approved Two-Year Budget Gilroy Dispatch June 2021
-VTA Development in Downtown Gilroy Gilroy Dispatch August 2021
-Local Scene Bike Match Gilroy Dispatch September 2021
-City Promotes Alternative Modes of Transportation Gilroy Life October 2021
-Guest View SRO Funds Should Be Invested to Better Serve Students Gilroy Dispatch October 2021
-A Mental Health Check-In Gilroy Dispatch December 2021
2020-
-Bikes for Those In Need Gilroy Dispatch May 2020
-Making Gilroy More Bikeable & Walkable Gilroy Dispatch November 2017
-City and County Promote Safe Routes to School Gilroy Dispatch April 2018
-Supporter Spotlight Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition February 2018
-BMX Track Planned For Christmas Hill Park Gilroy Dispatch October 2018
-Downtown Gilroy Gets New Bike Racks Gilroy Dispatch December 2017
-Bicycle & Pedestrians Made Great Strides This Year Gilroy Dispatch December 2017
-Proposal Would Establish Bike Parking Standards Gilroy Dispatch February 2020
-City Bike Commission Praises Hillside Adventure Park Gilroy Dispatch October 2019
-Path Draws Cyclists Gilroy Dispatch April 2019
-City Offers Safe Routes Gilroy Dispatch October 2018
-Guest Column Raising Free Range Kids Gilroy Dispatch September 2017
-Campaign to Clear Bike Lanes of Trash Cans Gilroy Life 2019
-Two Wheelin’ Bike to Caltrain Gilroy Life 2018
-Making Downtown More Bike/Ped Friendly Gilroy Life 2028
-Rivas Introduces Bike Parking Bill From Gilroy Resident Idea Gilroy Dispatch April 2020
-Hilton Joins Council Race Gilroy Dispatch June 2020
-Hilton Announces Joining Race Too Gilroy Dispatch June 2020
-Six Candidates Vy for Three Seats on Gilroy City Council The Left Hook June 2020
-Candidates asked What Leadership Qualities They Will Bring Gilroy Life August 2020
-Candidates Qualify for Gilroy Ballot Gilroy Dispatch August 2020
-Santa Clara County Democratic Party Endorsements September 2020
-Santa Clara County Featured Endorsements September 2020
-Candidate Statements Gilroy Life September 2020
-South Bay YIMBY Endorsements September 2020
-IBEW Local 332 Endorsements September 2020
-Election 2020 Candidate Interviews Gilroy Dispatch September 2020
-Election Results Gilroy Life November 2020
-Election Results Gilroy Dispatch November 2020
-Applications Open Student Internship/Ought to Be A Law Gilroy Dispatch December 2020
Events, Appearances, Meet & Greets
-Robert Rivas For State Assembly 2022 (AD29) Gilroy June 27, 2021
-Robert Rivas For State Assembly 2022 (AD29) Gilroy October 28, 2021
-Sajid Khan For Santa Clara County District Attorney Gilroy April 3, 2022
-Claudia Rossi For Santa Clara County Supervisor (D1) Gilroy April 16, 2022
-Robert Rivas For State Assembly 2022 (AD29) Gilroy May 21, 2022
-Pride Flag Gathering Gilroy City Hall June 20, 2022
-SV Creates Art's Roundtable Gilroy City Hall July 27, 2022
-South County Democratic Club Annual Picnic Morgan Hill September 11, 2022
-San Benito County Democrats Annual BBQ Fundraiser San Juan Bautista Sept. 17, 2022
-Sylvia Arenas For Santa Clara County Supervisor (D1) Gilroy September 21, 2022
-Gail Pellerin For State Assembly (AD28) Morgan Hill October 8, 2022
Press Releases
2023-
-Happy New Year January 1, 2023
-Community Project Funding CA-19 with Omnibus Federal Spending Bill January 3, 2023
-Free Community Bike Ride Pop-Up Event February 27, 2023
-Budget Recommendations Memo FY24 & FY25
-Moving Gilroy Forward 2023 March 30, 2023
-Bike to Work Day/Bike Person of the Year Nominations May 1, 2023
-Gilroy Bike Person of the Year May 18, 2023
-Gilroy City Council Adopts Two-Year Budget & Legislative Work Plan FY24/FY25 June 2023
-State Senator John Laird SD-17 Secured Over $20 Million For District 17 July 2023
-Gilroy Council Member Zach Hilton Will Seek Re-Election in 2024 July 2023
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031 Locally Adopted & State HCD Certified September 2023
-La Ofrenda Festival Gilroy’s Inaugural Dia de Muertos Festival & Wellness Fair October 2023
2022
-Happy New Year January 2, 2022
-Student Internship Program January 10, 2022
-There Ought to Be a Law January 10, 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell January 11, 2022
-Dissolving of Gilroy City Commissions/Committees January 11, 2022
-Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 17, 2022
-Gilroy is Open for Business Campaign Launch January 22, 2022
-Stand with Ukraine February 26, 2022
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2022 March 16, 2022
-Condemning Anti-Semitism March 22, 2021
-Claudia Rossi Meet & Greet April 12, 2022
-Ribbon Cutting for the Newest Art Mural in Gilroy Painted by Armando Franco April 15, 2022
-Gilroy Teachers Association Contract Ratified April 19, 2022
-Gilroy Unified School District Board Resolution for June LGBTQ+ Pride Month April 25, 2022
-Nominations for Bike Person of the Year May 2, 2022
-Graduation Time May 27, 2022
-Pride Month in Gilroy June 3, 2022
-Gilroy Ice Center Non-Binding Term Sheet with San Jose Sharks June 2022
-SCOTUS Decision on Overturning Roe vs Wade June 2022
-The Unhoused in Gilroy July 2022
-City Council Approves AFSCME Local 101 and IAFF Local 2805 MOU’s July 2022
-Gilroy Advances REACH Codes August 2022
-Gilroy Advances Tobacco Prevention Policies October 2022
-Candidate Endorsements for 2022 October 2022
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031 October 2022
2021-
-Happy New Year January 1, 2021
-Committee Assignments January 4, 2021
-Council Member Report January 6, 2021
-Capital Insurrection January 7, 2021
-Gourmet Alley/Community Plan to End Homelessness January 9, 2021
-Introduction of Two Items on Future Council Agenda January 21, 2021
-Homelessness in Gilroy January 26, 2021
-City Council Voting Record February 1, 2021
-Slow Streets Program February 17, 2021
-Local Control for Zoning and Housing February 23, 2021
-Safe Storage for Firearms Ordinance March 15, 2021
-Budget Memo FY22 & FY23 March 29, 2021
-Town Hall April 7, 2021
-VTA Transit Oriented Development & Affordable Housing in Gilroy April 27, 2021
-Audiovisual Upgrades Gilroy City Council Chambers for Hybrid Meetings May 10, 2021
-Pride Flag Ceremony May 31, 2021
-Town Hall (Digital Divide) June 2, 2021
-Digital Divide Letter to CPUC June 3, 2021
-Digital Divide June 7, 2021
-Senate Bill 10 Support July 12, 2021
-Garlic Festival Shooting 2nd Anniversary July 28, 2021
-Single Family Homes with First VMT Reduction Plan August 18, 2021
-Gilroy Bike Match Still Thriving August 30, 2021
-Town Hall September 7, 2021
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031/Inclusionary Housing Ordinance October 26, 2021
-Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty in Kenosha Protest Shootings November 19, 2021
-Three Men Found Guilty of Ahamad Aubrey Murder in Georgia November 24, 2021
-Mental Health Check-In December 3, 2021
-SCC Board of Supervisors Redistricting/Support for Yellow Plan December 6, 2021
-No Support for Land Use Statewide Ballot Initiative December 7, 2021
-Oxford High Mass Shooting December 9, 2021
-Candidate Endorsements for 2022 December 14, 2021
2020-
-Gilroy Adventure Park Proposal
-City Council Meeting June 15, 2020
-Q & A Instagram June 18, 2020 2pm
-South Bay Labor Council Endorsement June 22, 2020
-Gilroy Chamber of Commerce Great Cookie Debate/Facebook LIVE Q&A
-International Brotherhood of Electric Workers IBEW Endorsement July 20, 2020
-Gilroy Firefighters Local 2805 Endorsement July 20, 2020
-Neon Exchange Cooking Show/Instagram LIVE Q&A’s July 27, 2020
-Interviews on YouTube from Gilroy Youth/Gilroy Life Request for Comment August 3, 2020
-Press Release UA Local Union 393 Plumbers, Steamfitters, and HVAC/R Service Technicians Endorsement August 17, 2020
-Press Release AFSCME Local 101 Gilroy Endorsement August 31, 2020 #1
-Press Release AFSCME Council 57 Endorsement August 31, 2020 #2
-Press Release South County Democratic Club Endorsement August 31 #3
-Press Release Gilroy Growing Smarter Endorsement Sept 3
-Press Release Cement Mason’s Local 400 Endorsement Sept 4
-Press Release Santa Clara County Democratic Party Endorsement Sept 8
-Press Release Silicon Valley Stonewall Democrats Endorsement Sept 15
-Press Release SEIU Local 521 Sept 16
-Press Release Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 Sept 17
-Press Release Gilroy Teachers Association Sept 18
-Press Release Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee BAYMEC Sept 24
-Press Release South Bay YIMBY Sept 28
-Press Release Building a Coalition October 5
-Press Release Next Steps to Indoor Dining October 12
-Press Release Meet & Greet Tristan's Cookies & Cream Oct 15 6-9pm
-Press Release Meet with Zach Monthly Event October 16
-Press Release Facebook LIVE Q&A Homeless & Housing October 20
-Press Release Affordable Housing Funding Hearing October 20
-Press Release Cities Asked for Endorsement of the 2020-2025 Community Plan to End Homelessness October 28
-Press Release Carpenter's Local 405 October 28
-Press Release Election Victory November 3
-Press Release Development on 536 Acres of City-Owned Property November 6
-Press Release RFP for 536 Acres to Developers November 16
-Press Release Rent Relief to Gilroy Residents November 17
-Press Release Sworn Into Office December 8
-Press Release Community Toy Drive December 9
-Press Release Student Internship Program December 15
-Press Release Their Ought to Be A Law Program December 16
YouTube/Instagram Videos
2023-
-Council Meeting Comments Playlist (2023)
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031(After 2nd Draft Fails to Comply with HCD) Feb 2023
-Moving Gilroy Forward 2023 March 2023
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031(3rd Draft) April 2023
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031(4th Draft Part 1) May 2023
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031(4th Draft Part 2) May 2023
-Gilroy's Bike Person of the Year May 2023
-Instagram LIVE with Gilroy's Rubén Darío Villa May 2023
-Santa Clara County LAFCO Public Hearing on City of Gilroy Expansion July 2023
2022-
-Council Meeting Comments Playlist (2022)
-El Camino Real Mission Bell KION 5/46 News January 2022
-El Camino Real Mission Bell KPIX 5 February 2022
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2022 March 2022
-Instagram LIVE Q&A Sajid Khan (Candidate for Santa Clara County DA) March 2022
-Gilroy Housing Element Community Workshop Poll 1/2 April 2022
-Ribbon Cutting for the Newest Art Mural in Gilroy Painted by Armando Franco April 2022
-Instagram LIVE Q&A Claudia Rossi (Candidate for Santa Clara Supervisors) April 2022
-Ribbon Cutting Downtown Mural CMAP TV April 2022
-Gilroy Housing Element Community Workshop Poll 2/2 July 2022
-Gilroy Housing Element 1st Draft October 2022
2021-
-Council Meeting Comments Playlist (2021)
-Moving Gilroy Forward in 2021 (March 19, 2021)
-Town Hall #1 (April 8, 2021)
-Town Hall #2 Digital Divide (June 3, 2021)
-Town Hall #3 Wildfire Preparation & 4th of July Fireworks Safety (June 7, 2021)
-Garlic Festival Shooting 2nd Anniversary (July 28, 2021)
-Town Hall #4 (September 23, 2021)
-Gilroy Housing Element 2023-2031/Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (October 26, 2021)
-Cooking Show & Chat With Chef Mark Segovia (November 4, 2021)
-City Chrysalis E-Bike Pilot Program Gilroy (November 4, 2021)
2020-
-Gilroy Bicycle Pedestrian Commission #GilroyBPAC
-2019 Annual Presentation to Gilroy City Council
-2018 Annual Presentation to Gilroy City Council
-2017 Annual Presentation to Gilroy City Council
-2017 Presentation to City Council Bike Racks/Gilroy BPAC Ordinance
-2018 Presentation to City Council Work Plan/Gilroy BPAC Ordinance
-Q & A on Instagram LIVE with Vince Monroy (June 18, 2020)
-US Census Caravan in Gilroy (June 20, 2020)
-Q & A on Facebook LIVE with Vince Monroy (July 2, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Tristan Urbina of Tristan’s Cookies & Cream (July 7, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Ryan Dickerson owner of Bitter TapHouse (July 13, 2020)
-Cooking Show & Chat with Chef Mark Segovia (July 25, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Gannon Janisch (18 yrs. old) of Gilroy Instagram (July 29, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Josué Salgado (24 yrs. old) of Gilroy Instagram (July 30, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Gannon Janisch (18 yrs. old) of Gilroy YouTube (July 29, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Josué Salgado (24 yrs. old) of Gilroy YouTube (July 30, 2020)
-Q & A Chat with Jan Chargin Homeless & Housing (October 21, 2020)